My general sense of the 80k handbook is that it is very careful to emphasise uncertainty and leaves room for people to project existing beliefs without updating.
While I agree in general, the problem is “something shorter, with more direct comparisons to other cause areas” might have the opposite effect. That is the kind of argument that could induce emotional rejection on people that have already spent significant resources (or have modeled their identities) on fighting climate change. For that specific group of people, you probably need something with significantly more nuance.
Are we including 80k’s problem profile on Climate Change here? This is the explanation that is included in the handbook (and in the intro fellowship) seemingly, precisely for this reason.
My general sense of the 80k handbook is that it is very careful to emphasise uncertainty and leaves room for people to project existing beliefs without updating.
For example:
I value the integrity that 80k has here, but I think something shorter, with more direct comparisons to other cause areas, might be more effective.
While I agree in general, the problem is “something shorter, with more direct comparisons to other cause areas” might have the opposite effect. That is the kind of argument that could induce emotional rejection on people that have already spent significant resources (or have modeled their identities) on fighting climate change. For that specific group of people, you probably need something with significantly more nuance.
That’s fair. I’ll keep thinking about it but this was helpful, thanks.